Cleaning and polishing wheel



T. P. KIMMAN CLEANING AND POLISHING' WHEEL Filed Aug. 5, 1925 I N VEN TOR.

Theodore F? K/'mman vi www M -A TTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 25, 1928.

UNITI-:D STATES PATENT oF 1 i'nic'n o1tiiY P. xIMmLN, or CLEVELAND, omo,

Fi CE AssreNoR ro cirioneo rNEr'mA'rIc COMPANY, or' NEW YORK, N. Y., A coRPonArioN oF NEW JERSEY.'

CLEANING AND roLIsmNG WHEEL;

Application led August 5, 1826. Serial No. 127,222.

This invention relates to devices intended for cleaning and polishing, particularlyrof the type adapted to be mounted uponA a rotat' ing spindle. It has special application to that form of device of the described type which has radially disposed Working; members, one form of which is commonly referred to as a bntlngwheel. It will be clear, however, from the more detailed description Which follows that the invention, incertain of its aspects at least, is by no means restricted to any specific form of device but is of rather general application.

Among the objects of the invention' are to iecluceavind' resistance in devices of the describedt-ype, to improve the hub construction, to facilitate and to expedite the assembly and the renewal of Vthe operative parts,v and in general to improve and to render more practicaldeviccs of the type described.

In order to illustrate the invention concrete embodiments thereof are shown in the accom'- panying drawings, in'which g Figfl is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of a buing Wheel mounted upon a rotatable shaft, the section being substantially on line 1 1 ofy Fig. 2

- F ig. 2 is a transverse sectional view' substantially on the broken line 2 2 of Fig. 1

' Fig. 3 is asectio'nal Vview similar to'Fig. 1 showing a modification taken substantially on the line 3 3 of Fig. 4; and

Fig. 4 is a--t'i'ansverse sectional view substantially on the broken line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

The embodiments of the invention' chosen for the purpose of illustration comprise devices commonly known' a's'biiiing wheels vof the paddle Wheel type. TheseV illustrativeA forms of the invention are shown as mounted upon a rotatable spindle A', which maybe a grinder arbor for example and may be providefdwith stop collar a.

Thebuting wheel shown'in F l and 2i comprises ahub' arranged to telescope over spindle Aand provided upon'its exterior with anannular series of axially disposedrecesses 6 in which is secured, inia manner vto extend radially frointhe hub, the. operative material for the purposes vfor whichthe Wheel is intended. The materialto beV used is extensible and may be metallic," animaL'veget-able, orV

composite, in nature. Itis. preferably fibrousI in tlie form of strips 7 of a width such that one or more of the strips conform substantial- 1y tothe length of the radial recesses 6. The material may take the.; form f a t'hickmass of'ibers'as incertain fabrics such as felt. A

portionof eachl strip 7 is disposed within a recess 6, this por-tion being preferably intermediate the ends of the strip so thaty the lstrips take. a U or V shapeinend elevation (Fig. 2) with the ends thereof extendingV substantially radially from the hub 5. The portions of strips 7 disposed within recesses 6 are held' thereinl by suitable retainer members or bars 8 which seat within the recesses 6 over strips 7 and have sei-rations or teeth 8 on their under sides to engage the strips.

8 are arranged to be forced toward securely to clan'ipandretain strips7 in place by suitable means. In ther arrangement for this purpose illustratcdin Fig. l the outer ends of the ietainers 8 are suitably' bevelled asV at 8f* and are engaged by clamping members 9 which have projecting annular iianges 9 arranged to telescope over the bevelled'ends of retainers 8 and wedge the latter toward hub 5,' Vhile the clamping members may be of' any desired form, they preferably taketh@ form of'clam'ping nuts havingthrea'ded en-` gagement with the ends of thehub as indi. cated. V5th this arrangement it is clear that the buiing Wheel can be completely assembled and then placed on spindle .A as aimit and secured in placeby locknut B.- To insure the proper positioning of retainers 8 in recesses 6, coopei'atllgvmeans are provided for this purpose on the retainers a'ndon the hjub 5, which,

means may take the form of projections -10 on the hub engaging cooperating sockets or recesses 11 inretainers 8. As indicated in Fig. 2, Vhub 5 in transverse section takes the form of a spider' with integral radial arms 5 which may interrupt the projections 1 0 in the intermediate recesses if the projections take the form of annular flanges as indicated.

The alternative for-mot' the invention disclosed in Figs. 3 and 4 lis similar' in many respects; to the form'just described, but permitsV greater ease and speed in the renewal of ythe Vextensible strips 7. In thisforinof the invention, the hub orv spider 15 has axial slots 16 in which the felt strips 7 are secured but the left end is larger-than the' corresponding end of the hub in Fig.'1, seas tovperinit the pivotal mounting' at that end of the retainer bars 18 as'onV ivots 15b. The opposite ends of bars 18 areievel-led'at 18b as in'Fig. land cooper- Retainers. the hub 5 Cil With by reason of the pivotal attachment of theretainer bars to the hub. The projections as Well as coiresponding projections 10 of Fig. 1 serve additionally to define the space .available for the felt strips and to insure the proper positioning of the latter.

strips 7, it will be necessary to back off the clamping collars 9 in order to permit the removaland insertion of the retainervbars 8. Once. assembled the retainer bars 8 are clamped so tightly upon the strips 7 that there is no possibility of their Working loose.v The form of bufflng Wheel shown in Figs. 3 and t contains all the desirable features of the first formV of' Wheel with the added advantage of much faster assembly, or renewal of strips 7. lViththe Wheel in place on spindle A is is only necessary to remove the spindle nut B and back off the clamping member 19 Whereupon retainer bars 18 may be lifted on their hinges or pivots 1Gb to permit' the removal of Woiii strips 7 and the insert-ion of new ones.

.From the above it will be apparent that the present invention provides a hub of small diameter for cleaning and polishing Wheels of the paddle type, that the strips of extensible material forming the V,Working substance are "i mounted so as,v to be close to the spindle to which the Wheel-is attached thereby reducing thewind resistance ofdevices of this type, that means are provided for quick and convenient assembly of the Wheels and renewal of the Working material, that the Working material is positively and securely gripped and retained in place, and that the invention contemplates the use of relatively few and simple parts which can be cheaply manufactured.

While preferred forms of the invention have been herein shown and described it is to be understood that the. invention is not limited to the specific details thereof but covers all changes, modifications and adaptations Within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim as my invent-i011 z 1. AWheel for cleaning and polishing purposes comprising a hub, means on said' hub providingr radial recesses, strips of extensible material disposed with their intermediatel maintain said strips in place, and meansfor forcing said members toward said hub securely to hold said strips in place.

2. A wheel for cleaning and polishing purposes comprising a hub, means on said hub providing radial recesses, strips of extensible material disposed With their intermediate portions in said recesses, retainers arranged to cross said portions of said strips and to seat in said recesses, said hub having projections in said recesses adjacent the ends thereof and said retainers having sockets cooperating With said projections thereby to fix the position of said retainers in said recesses, said proj Y j ections also defining the space to be occupiedV In assembling the `bufiing Wheel ofthe type shoxvn in Figs. 1 and 2 or inreneiving the by said strips, and a clamping nut having telescopic engagement With'said members at one end to force the flatter toward said hub thereby securely to hold said strips in place.

3. A Wheel for cleaning and polishing purposes comprising an elongate hub having axially disposed radial recesses in the exterior thereof, retainer 'bars pivotally connected to said hub at one end and arranged to seat in said recesses, said bars being movable on their pivots out of said recesses to permit strips of extensible material to be inserted beneath said bars, and means for engaging the free ends of said bars to force the bars into said recesses thereby securely to clamp the strips of extensible material to said'hub.

et. A'Wheel for cleaning and polishing pur-V poses comprising an elongate hub having axially disposed radial recesses in the exterior thereof, retainer' bars pivotally connected to said hub at one end and arranged to seat in said recesses, said bars being movable in their pivots o ut ofv said vrecesses to permit strips of extensible material tobe inserted beneath said bars, the under sides of said-bars being serrated and the free ends thereof bevelled, and a clamping member arranged telescopically to engage said bevelled 4ends thereby to force the bars into said recesses and securely hold thestrips of extensible material.

5( A buffing Wheel of the'paddle wheel type comprising an elongate hub, retainer bars pivotally secured at one end to said hub, felt strips having their intermediate portions disposed between said bar andV said hub, and meansat the other end of said hub arranged to engage the free ends offsaid bars and force them toward said hub, thereby securely to lioldsaid felt strips in place.

6. A bufiing Wheel ofthe paddle Wheel type comprising an elongate` hub, retainer bars With serrated under faces pivotally secured atone end to said hub, feltstrips having their intermediate portions disposed between said lbar and said hub and their ends extending substantially radially from said hub, the free ends of said bars being bevelled, and a clamping member in threaded engagement4 with said hub having a projecting annular flange arranged to vbe forced over said bevelled ends to force said bars toward said hub.

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